Magic And Prayer

A common factor in religion is prayer. People pray for themselves and others, some even pray for negative things to happen to others. Magic is pretty much the same. When you look at the typical spells people cast, they don't differ all that much. There are more similarities between prayer and magic. With prayer a person calls upon God or a god/goddess to make their prayer come to pass. In magic a spell calls upon ourselves as well as gods/goddesses, spirits, and the elements of nature. In magic a ritual tends to be performed to focus the energies both internal and external on the proposed outcome. While in prayer the focus is on the external energies. If you look a little deeper it comes down to the strength of belief. Both cases we are taught that if we don't believe it will work, then it will not. So remember a prayer can be as strong as a spell it all depends on the will, belief and focus of the caster/or prayer.

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